After sacrificing sixty percent of his Luck for fourteen days, [Bold Explorer] was activated, and the world before Han Xiao's eyes suddenly changed.
His perspective was suspended in outer space, and below his feet was a giant planet. A silver-gray land with an arc extended out in his vision and curved at the end. The horizon was covered in a layer of dazzling blue and white light, and a shining light dot was embedded on it. That was a huge photon energy tower, embellishing the dark background of the universe.
Han Xiao looked over. The land was a steel forest without any greenery, and countless strange-looking mechanical buildings filled every inch of space. The mechanical towers pointed to the sky, making this giant planet look like a mutated sea urchin covered in steel armor. Its cold, heavy style had a hint of evilness.
This time, his perspective suddenly zoomed in, and he fell to the ground, passing by many mechanical cities at a low altitude. He saw that the residents of this planet were all mechanical bodies with different appearances. It was almost impossible to find two identical individuals. Their structures were all complicated and exquisite, and they looked extremely advanced.
"They're all mechanical bodies. Could this be a mechanical life civilization?"
Looking at this scene as a bystander, Han Xiao could not help but think of the Psionic Prime mechanical civilization under his command. The two were very similar, but the difference was that this mechanical civilization revealed by [Bold Explorer] was more advanced and had already developed to a mature stage.
"Does the Virtual Mutiny Virus originate from this unknown mechanical civilization?"
Han Xiao thought as he looked at the things in front of him carefully.
Right at this time, something strange happened.
Suddenly, a dazzling light shone in the sky. An incomparably huge torrent of rays swept across, and the giant planet was in its path.
A large shield appeared outside the giant planet, but the moment it came into contact with the ray, the shield evaporated and turned into countless energy particles.
The next moment, the giant planet that had lost its protection started to peel off layer by layer, annihilating and disintegrating in an instant. The entire planet was easily erased from the universe by this ray.
At this time, the skill ended, and the illusion in front of Han Xiao disappeared. He returned to his room with a frown.
The last ray just now was a super high-energy directional gamma-ray burst. Perhaps it was not just a natural disaster. It seemed to be weaponized.
Gamma-Ray bursts were common disasters in the universe. Vaporizing a few planets was like child's play to them. Most of the civilizations of today had defenses that could withstand such natural disasters. However, the civilization in the illusion was extremely advanced. Yet, it had been blasted into smithereens with a single blast.
Ordinary people would not be able to see too many details, but the senses of a Beyond Grade A lifeform were different. They could see many things that ordinary people could not see. He realized that there was obviously something added to this gamma-ray burst. It might be the Star Destroying War Weapon of some advanced civilization.
The universe was filled with radiation. In fact, it was very lively and bright, but in the eyes of ordinary people, there was only darkness. Different life forms saw different worlds in their eyes. They all saw the world through keyholes, but the keyholes of higher life forms were larger.
"The information provided by the skill this time isn't enough. There's no clear direction …"
Han Xiao rubbed his lips with his thumb and summarized the information shown in the short illusion.
First, there was an advanced civilization that was suspected to be mechanical life forms. They had a large colonial planet with high technology. Then, this planet was blasted apart by a Star Destroying War Weapon, which proved that there was another advanced civilization as their enemy. The strength of the enemy civilization was at least at the Star Cluster level and could possibly reach the quasi-Universe level.
The creator of the Virtual Mutiny Virus should be one of these two civilizations. There was too little information about the other civilization, so Han Xiao did not consider it. He mainly analyzed this unknown mechanical civilization.
"There are many possibilities for the origin of a mechanical civilization. The most common one is that it was enlightened by a Beyond Grade A Mechanic, but it could also be another origin. For example, a biological civilization ascended mechanically, and the consciousness of the entire race turned into a mechanical mind, changing their physical body into machinery to obtain immortality. It's also possible that this civilization is in the form of an AI civilization, a world dominated by some intelligent life forms. The external mechanical body is just a vehicle for them to travel in the real world …"
Han Xiao analyzed it again. What confused him the most was that the era of this mechanical civilization was in was clearly not a civilization of the modern Galaxy Calendar. He did not know if it was a lost civilization that existed in the exploration era or an unknown advanced civilization in the unexplored universe.
I still have to continue using (Bold Explorer) to collect information. Maybe I should find a target with a stronger connection to use this skill …
Han Xiao suddenly had an idea.
He had almost forgotten that the triangular safety device that stored the virus had already been seized by the three Universal Civilizations. Wouldn't that be a better target?
He could also visit Harrison and the others while he was at it. These poor fellows were temporarily locked up because they released the Virtual Mutiny Virus. The promise of freedom given to them by the supervisor was clearly nothing more than a fart blown away by the wind. With such a huge disaster, how could a small supervisor make the decision? Harrison was currently crying in prison.
The three Universal Civilizations were considerate of this group of prisoners. They were afraid that their long prison life would cause their bodies to rust, so they carried out high-intensity interrogations every day to help them exercise and maintain their health.
With this in mind, Han Xiao left a bunch of his subordinates in the room to help Philip decipher the virus code while he left the R&D Department and strode to the dynasty's office in the command center.
The three Universal Civilizations had appointed their own supervisors to take charge of the matters in the Ancient Star Desert. With Han Xiao's position in the Red Empire, he met the supervisor in charge of the dynasty's side without any hindrance.
The other party stood up to welcome him. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they sat down.
"Your Excellency Black Star, what business do you have with me?" the supervisor asked.
"I've looked at the information you gave me and am preparing to study the device that stored the virus. I hope I can borrow it."
"That's not a problem." The supervisor immediately agreed, giving him a lot of face.
"Also, I want to get in touch with the group of scavengers who dug out the virus. If possible, I want to temporarily release them."
"You can see them at any time, but letting them go … doesn't seem appropriate."
"I know. You've been interrogating them, but you haven't found anything. They should be just unlucky people without so many conspiracy theories. There's no point in locking them up."
The supervisor frowned and said with a heavier tone, "But releasing the virus has caused such a huge impact. This is a serious crime. Even if this is just an accident, they have to take responsibility. How can you let them go just like that?"
Han Xiao shook his head and said, "They might be able to help. Let them stay by my side temporarily to atone for their crimes. If they really contribute, it'll be worth it."
The supervisor hesitated for a while before agreeing. "… Since it's your request, alright. However, they're still prisoners and can't move freely. They have to follow you."
He only agreed because of Black Star's position. If it were anyone else who made this request, he would not even bat an eyelid.
"Thanks." Han Xiao smiled. "I have another request. I hope to work part-time in the field."
"You're going to work outside?" The supervisor was a little surprised.
Han Xiao nodded and said seriously, "That's right. The research and development work here is led by Manison and the others, so I don't have to devote myself to it. It's a waste of resources for me to stay here. Currently, there are two missions that are just as important as developing the antivirus."
"Please speak."
"The first is to find the virus core. If we can solve the virus core, most of the triggering mechanisms of the Virtual Mutiny Virus will be nullified. It's equivalent to destroying the enemy's brain, and the threat of the disaster will decrease."
"This is indeed very important." The supervisor agreed.
If they could control the virus core, the progress of solving the disaster would increase by more than half. However, the virus core was hidden too deep, and the three Universal Civilizations could not find it at all. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
As he spoke, Han Xiao raised two fingers and said, "Secondly, in my opinion, with the combined abilities of the three Universal Civilizations and the numerous Beyond Grade A Mechanics, it's only a matter of time before we crack this virus. This is not an unsolvable problem. The real problem lies in the fact that there are people with ill intentions."
Hearing this, the supervisor frowned.
"History has taught us countless times that the greed and suspicion of the human heart is the catalyst for disaster. If not controlled, small problems will eventually evolve into big problems that can't be dealt with." Han Xiao slowly said, "I'm sure the dynasty also understands that the virus itself is not difficult to solve. The real problem lies in the people with bad intentions in the universe. The outbreak of the Virtual Mutiny Virus is like handing the switch of disaster to these people. With such a good opportunity here, who wouldn't want to have a strategic deterrent weapon?"
He could see clearly that this was like an opportunity for anyone to easily obtain nuclear weapons. The cost was extremely low. Which organization with ambition would not want to give it a try?
The supervisor stood up, paced back and forth, and said with a deep voice, "You're right.
The upper echelons of the three Universal Civilizations have always been worried about this. We're all on the same side, so there's no need to be secretive. The Supercluster Civilizations have been obeying us on the surface for a long time. They won't listen to us obediently. The dynasty's main artificial intelligence has analyzed the situation. "The advanced civilizations in the Ancient Star Desert are not the only ones who have their eyes on the Virtual Mutiny Virus. There are also various organizations in the outside world. They will hire countless black market mercenaries and wanted criminals to help them smuggle the virus. This is also one of the reasons why the three Universal Civilizations have locked down the Star Field.
"However, we need the Ancient Star Desert Civilizations to cooperate with us to eliminate the virus. We can't be too harsh on them, especially the Supercluster Civilizations. They can reactivate their external communication base at any time. Whether the virus is leaked or not, it's not up to us. They have the right to decide. Of course, they won't dare to act recklessly. "Therefore, if the three Universal Civilizations want to control the situation, they can only be careful and turn a blind eye, not daring to push them too far. This is another reason why we want to develop the antivirus as soon as possible. As long as the threat of the virus technology is resolved from the root, the tricks of the advanced civilizations will fall apart."
As he spoke, the supervisor stopped, placed his hands on the table, and slowly said, "Your Excellency Black Star, since you're willing to go out into the field, I'll give you three dynasty fleets to command. I hope you can catch as many bastards who are blinded by greed and disregard the safety of the universe as possible."
"Okay."
Han Xiao stood up and shook hands with him.
The other Beyond Grade As focused on their research and wanted to understand this virus technology. No one was willing to waste their energy to go out and catch people. In their eyes, this was hard work that they should not be responsible for.
However, Han Technician was different. He had the [Intelligent Plague] mission. If he wanted to increase his mission rating, it was not enough to rely on research and development alone. After all, the credit would be shared by a lot of people.
The way he saw it, the most direct way to increase his mission rating was to go out and catch those who had escaped the net with bad intentions.
Furthermore, the special requirement was to personally destroy the virus core. Of course, he did not want to stay in the command center every day to do research.
As for research, the more others deciphered, the more he would share. When old Manison completely deciphered the virus structure, he could just go and take the ready-made virus for secondary research. This would save him a lot of effort and allow him to slack off.
After reaching an agreement with the person in charge, Han Xiao left the dynasty's office and went all the way to the prison area to visit Harrison.
When the warden learned of Han Xiao's intentions, he immediately welcomed him in and led the way respectfully.
…
In a single cell, Harrison laid on the bed with his hands on his head, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
"Is this how I'm going to be for the rest of my life …"
Harrison heaved a sigh.
In the past month in prison, there was not a single day that he did not regret. His hunch back then was right. The triangular device that he had dug up had indeed brought him a lot of trouble. If he had known this would happen, he would not have gone down that ruin no matter what.
The serious consequences of this archaeological expedition had scared him so much that his hands and feet were cold, and his heart was in a mess. Although it was an unintentional mistake, he had made such a huge mistake. His heart was filled with guilt and regret.
Not only had he brought disaster, but he had also thrown his life away. Those interrogators had already revealed that they were the 'culprits', and their fate would be to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come out to do an archaeological expedition. Curiosity killed the cat. If I had stayed at home obediently and inherited the billions of assets, I don't know how comfortable my life would be right now …"
Harrison was disheartened.
Swoosh!
At this moment, the cell door opened, and two people walked in.
"Is it time for interrogation again?" Harrison sat up. He was already used to being tortured, and he had a resigned expression on his face.
Han Xiao glanced at him and compared the image of the young man in front of him with the image of the old man in his memory. He nodded and said, "You're Harrison."
"Hmm? You're not the prison guard? What are you … "Harrison raised his head, and when he saw Han Xiao's face clearly, he opened his mouth wide in shock and stuttered," Black … Black Star? "
Han Xiao's face was now a household name in the universe. Of course, some viewers who had watched the movie 'Black Star: Origins' mistook Fu Ding for Black Star himself.
However, Han Xiao was very magnanimous about this. After all, the two of them had similar looks, so it was normal for them to mistake each other.
Speaking of which, that movie had been released while he was on his way, and the response was excellent. Not only had his reputation skyrocketed, but he had also earned a huge sum of money. The rate of return had reached hundreds of times, and it was still rising. The explosive profits of the entertainment industry in the galactic era were evident.
Putting aside his distracting thoughts, Han Xiao blinked and patted Harrison's shoulder hard. "You're the one who dug up the virus?"
Harrison's shoulder hurt from the pat, and he immediately came back to his senses. In front of a big shot in the universe like Black Star, he could not help but feel a little reserved and nervous. He nodded repeatedly.
"Alright, then you and your teammates will follow me for the time being."
"What … what do you mean?" Harrison was confused.
Seeing this, the warden next to him said with an annoyed tone, "You have to thank His Excellency Black Star. He spoke up for you and got the higher-ups to let you out. If not for His Excellency Black Star, you'd be in jail for the rest of your life."
Harrison was stunned, and his face was filled with disbelief.
"His Excellency Black Star, why … why did you save me?"
"Who said I saved you? I just felt that you guys are the diggers, so you might be able to help. If I have any questions, I can ask you guys at any time … When the warden lets you guys out, I'll come over to see you first."
"Can I help?"
Harrison was at a loss. He did not know what he could do to help.
However, this did not stop him from understanding that his fate had been saved by Black Star. His face was filled with excitement, and his eyes were filled with gratitude. He wanted to grab Black Star's hand and thank him, but due to the difference in status, he hesitated and did not dare to move. He just stood there in a daze, so excited that he did not know what to do.
In his eyes, Black Star was an angel sent by the heavens to save him. His whole body was shining with holy light, and his figure was tall and sturdy. He was his lucky idol.
Just when he thought he had fallen into the abyss, an unfamiliar big shot pulled him up. Harrison's heart was filled with emotions, and he only felt that there was nothing he could do to repay Black Star.
Although this was the first time they had met, Harrison's Favorability was almost at full capacity.
Han Xiao smiled at him, then turned and walked out of the cell. When he turned his back, he could not help but smile. Looking at the combat notification on the interface, Harrison's attributes could be seen.
Just by standing by my side, you're already helping me …
In the attribute pane, the golden [Advanced Luck Glow] was listed!
"The third golden leek is in my hands …"
Han Xiao took a deep breath happily and felt refreshed.
Hmm, this must be the smell of lucky girl … cough, the smell of providence!
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PS: (Recommended a few good books from a friend, "Nine-Star Poison Milk", "Tomorrow's Calamity", and "Seeking the Mortal World". They're all popular books. If you're interested, grab them and take a look. You'll feel good for a while, and you'll feel good for a while. OR 2 ← 3)
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